Selb
Selb is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Fichtelgebirge, on the border with the Czech Republic, 20 km northwest of Cheb and 23 km southeast of Hof.
Selb is well known fo ...
) is a German
Kabarett
Kabarett (; from French ''cabaret'' = tavern) is satirical revue, a form of cabaret which developed in France by Rodolphe Salis in 1881 as the ''cabaret artistique''. It was named Le Chat Noir and was centered on political events and satire. It ...
artist and professor of Kabarett at the University of the Arts in
Berlin
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.
Early life
Rogler studied French and sport at the
University of Würzburg
The Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg (also referred to as the University of Würzburg, in German ''Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg'') is a public research university in Würzburg, Germany. The University of Würzburg is one of ...
. From 1974 to 1978 he was a member of the theater group "Ömnes & Oimel", first at Würzburg, then from 1977 in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
. From 1978 to 1982 he was a member of the duo "Der Wahre Anton" with Heinrich Pachl and since 1982 he had an engagement at the playhouse in Cologne.
Professional career
Since 1986, Rogler worked as a solo artist, starting with his first program "Freiheit aushalten!". Further solo programs were "Finish" (1992), "Wahnsinn" (1995), "Freiheit West" (1998), "Anfang offen" (2002), "Ewiges Leben" (2005) and "Stimmung" (2009).
In 1999, the university of the arts in
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
established a
visiting scholar
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ship for Kabarett and Rogler was selected to hold this position.
Television and radio
Rogler rose to prominence with several guest appearances on the ''
Scheibenwischer
(German for ''windshield wipers'') was the name of a long-running German Kabarett show. It was founded in 1980 by Dieter Hildebrandt and produced by BR / RBB to be broadcast on Das Erste. The show ended in 2008 after 28 years on the air.
Con ...
'' and other TV and radio shows. For the WDR he hosted ''Mitternachtsspitzen'' from 1988 to 1992. In 1992 he produced and starred in a six-episode series entitled ''Herr Rogler und Herr Busse'' alongside
Jochen Busse
Jochen Busse (born 28 January 1941 in Iserlohn) is a German television actor.
He began work as a stage actor at the Kammerspiele in Munich in 1960 and made his TV debut the same year. He has made 80 appearances in television since 1960. Jochen ...
. Also from 1992 to 1994 he hosted ''Nachtschlag'' on
Das Erste
Das Erste (; "The First") is the flagship national television channel of the ARD association of public broadcasting corporations in Germany. ''Das Erste'' is jointly operated by the nine regional public broadcasting corporations that are member ...
and then from 1997 to 2001 ''Roglers Freiheit'' on
3sat
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.
In 2006, Rogler became the third permanent member of the ''
Scheibenwischer
(German for ''windshield wipers'') was the name of a long-running German Kabarett show. It was founded in 1980 by Dieter Hildebrandt and produced by BR / RBB to be broadcast on Das Erste. The show ended in 2008 after 28 years on the air.
Con ...
'' replacing
Georg Schramm
Georg Schramm (born 11 March 1949) is a German Kabarett artist. He was a host of the Kabarett shows '' Scheibenwischer'' and ''Neues aus der Anstalt''.
Biography
Schramm was born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. His father was a member of the Soc ...
. After 2 years he parted the cast again in 2008.
Style
Rogler's comedic style is described as old-school Kabarett and distinctly different from those of
comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing
Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or a ...
s. Unlike comedians, who usually cover all kind of comical real life situations, Rogler comments almost absolutely on serious topics, mostly of a political nature, in a biting and outspoken as well as criticizing manner.